Mr Tony Burke (Watson, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for the Arts) Share this | Hansard source

on indulgence—Given that the impartiality of the chair was challenged in that article, it's important for the opposition to say something. On the occasions when you have exercised that casting vote, Mr Speaker, you have followed those conventions to the letter and on occasions when points of order have been raised where we thought that you had not followed the conventions, you've considered it and, in your final decision, have followed them to the letter, including in particular the final vote of the last parliament. The opposition hopes it's not too long before you are exercising the casting vote again, Mr Speaker.

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